Insert and Center an image in PowerPoint

[Guest]

In previous versions of PowerPoint, pasting an image on a blank slide would
automatically insert a perfectly centered image. In PowerPoint 2007, it is
always placed in the upper lefthand corner, requiring manual positioning each
time.

Is there some shortcut or formatting command that will allow for automatic
centering rather than visual guesswork? I can use the gridlines and such for
reference but it will seldom be perfect and takes far more time than
necessary.

Thanks in advance for your guidance!

 

[Luc]

Richard,
That is strange, still works the same here, picture completely centered
after inserting.
Perhaps try a detect and repair, office button, PowerPoint options,
resources, diagnose.

 

[Guest]

I'm poasting dead centre too but for a quick send to cemtre.

Home > arrange> align
Make sure align to slide is ticked and then
Align Middle
Align Centre

You could also create a macro to do this

Sub centre()
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Align msoAlignMiddles, True
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Align msoAlignCenters, True
End Sub

(note this will crash if you don't select something a lttle error checking
would help)

 

[Echo S]

Hm. Like Luc, I'm also seeing it centered here.

What application are you pasting from?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the response! It doesn't seem to matter where I copy or cut from -
e-mail or a web site - they both place the images in the upper left by
default.

John's response helped some, because I now added the two icons for
"Distribute Horizontally" and "Distribute Vertically" to the Quick Access
bar. I'll try to detect and repair next to see if there was some type of
installation problem.

Hm. Like Luc, I'm also seeing it centered here.

What application are you pasting from?

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In previous versions of PowerPoint, pasting an image on a blank slide
would
automatically insert a perfectly centered image. In PowerPoint 2007, it is
always placed in the upper lefthand corner, requiring manual positioning
each
time.

Is there some shortcut or formatting command that will allow for automatic
centering rather than visual guesswork? I can use the gridlines and such
for
reference but it will seldom be perfect and takes far more time than
necessary.

Thanks in advance for your guidance!

 

[Guest]

Thanks, John. I added the icons for vertical and horizontal distribution to
the quick access toolbar as a temporary workaround. Going to try a detect and
repair next to see if there was something bolluxed in the original
installation.